Madly in Love
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Madly in Love

6.7 / 10 1981 1h 40mNR Italian
Comedy

Storyline

Cristina is a rich, spoiled princess visiting Rome with her royal parents. The mission of their visit is to marry her off to a super-wealthy corporate type and thereby start to turn around the losses their small kingdom is experiencing in its casino business. These less-than-noble intentions get derailed when Barnaba, a zany bus driver enters their lives and falls madly in love with the gorgeous Cristina. He is nuts enough to succeed in this romantic chase after royalty, as love seems to fuel his determination to rid Cristina of her elitism and to make her see his own irrepressible attractions.

Cast & Crew

Adriano Celentano

Adriano Celentano

Barnaba Cecchini

Lead
Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Principessa Cristina

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Gustav

Milla Sannoner

Milla Sannoner

Betsy

Enzo Garinei

Enzo Garinei

Consul

Corrado Olmi

Corrado Olmi

sindaco

Franco Diogene

Franco Diogene

Dino Cassio

Dino Cassio

Vigile

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Castellano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Madly in Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker